This one made me laugh. A lot.


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I hiked the 3 Tripyramids in NH with my friend John and his friend Nicole. 11 miles, 3k of vertical, the brunt of that shockingly steep. In one section we had to ascend 1,200 feet in .49 miles! Once we were up at elevation though, the next two peaks were pretty easy. The descent off of South Tripyramid was steep though, but NOTHING compared to ( Read more... )

I found a veritable treasure while out at lunch today.

What? A copy of Rustic Overtones' long out-of-print debut album, Shish Boom Bam.

How rare and coveted by their fans is it? Look it up on Amazon to see what used copies are going for ( Read more... )

So, I got home yesterday and found a box on the porch containing my new 7" Santoku. A short while later, the UPS man came, but couldn't find my package in his truck ( Read more... )

Well, I usually can't wait to go home every day, at least during the week. I like my job and all, but who doesn't like quitting time ( Read more... )

So, for some reason, I'm suddenly finding myself with the urge to cook more. I think I've always done a respectable job cooking real food compared to most live-alone bachelors, but recently, I've turned it up a notch ( Read more... )

Not much earth-shattering news to report in my world right now, hence the lack of recent updates ( Read more... )

This is not a diet at all really, but rather a project. I got the idea from Bert a couple years ago, when he was telling me that he's constantly trying to learn to like, one thing at a time, those things he always didn't like eating when growing up ( Read more... )

Well let's see...I worked a couple hours late on Friday in order to help with a major software deployment, then drove to Bangor, where I just relaxed for the evening with the family ( Read more... )

OK, so it's not quite so bad as that, but I'm feeling pretty crummy today. Disappointed is more accurate, because it's absolutely nothing personal ( Read more... )